Making a scathing attack on the Opposition parties attempt to join hands against the Modi-government, the BJP on Friday compared them as “wolves preying in pack” and their “prey being future of India” as it also said the Congress seeking the help of other parties is an admission of the fact that it was “incapable of defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi alone”.
Top leaders of Opposition parties went into a huddle in Patna on Friday to chalk out a roadmap for the formation of an anti-BJP front for next year’s general elections. The meeting was hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of the JD(U) and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD. Hitting-out at the opposition parties for attempting to forge a united front against the Modi-government, Union Minister and BJP leader Smiriti Irani said the Congress seeking the help of other parties is an admission of the fact by it that was “incapable of defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi alone”. Irani took a dig at JD(U) and other opposition parties, saying it was “ironic” that some of the leaders who witnessed the “murder of democracy” during the Emergency have assembled under the Congress’ parasol in Patna.
Pointing-out the alleged mismatch between the opposition leaders , she referred to the white paper brought by Mamta Benerjee against the RJD in the past and Left front meting-out humiliating treatment to Banerjee during the former’s rule. Irani said old foes are gathering together only to defeat Modi. “Wolves prey in pack and their prey is future of India”, said the BJP leader adding “Nishane pe Modi nahin bharat ki tijori hain”. They have sent out a message that they are unable to take on Modi on their own, she claimed. “I want to especially express gratitude to the Congress for openly announcing that it is incapable of defeating Modi alone. It needs support.”
“Power has moved from the palace to the people. That’s why people who take pride in their political legacy now have to go to those whom they had put behind bars during the Emergency,” Irani said.
In a veiled attack on Bihar Chief Minister Kumar, she referred to the recent bridge collapse over the Ganga in the state’s Bhagalpur district, and asked, “What kind of democratic bridge will they make who can not even build a bridge.”